Invest Locally

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Develop more ways for all of us (the 99% of “un-accredited” investors) to invest in local businesses and regional economies. With effective local investment choices (from local investment funds and stock exchanges, to community ownership, to changing the focus of pension funds) much of America’s $30 trillion long-term savings could securely support local economies.

Instead of: The majority of investments from small investors supporting only large publicly traded companies and subject to the whims of the global stock market.

[Are there real
world examples of this in action? Are YOU or others testing this idea or

working on implementing some aspect of this on the ground?]

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